There is more than one artist with this name: 1. Traffic started out in the mid-60s with Steve Winwood, Dave Mason, Jim Capaldi, and Chris Wood after Winwood left Spencer Davis Group. From the beginning, they were quite popular in their native England, though success elsewhere was slower in coming. Their first three albums combined psychedelic rock with elements of folk and soul music. Within Britain (at least), Traffic reached a much wider audience when, on the dissolution of Cream, two thirds of that band joined Steve Winwood (during a temporary Traffic disbanding) to form Blind Faith, which also included future Traffic member and sometime Family man, Ric Grech. In 1970, after the disbanding of Blind Faith, Winwood set about recording a solo album. After Chris Wood and Jim Capaldi became involved, the decision was taken to release this album (eventually what would become John Barleycorn Must Die) under the Traffic name, despite the absence of Dave Mason. Around 1971, Mason left for good (having been in and out of the band from the beginning), and the the band experienced a variety of personnel changes. The resulting band added some jazzy elements to their style, and the compositions tended to stretch out over longer lengths. With their albums The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys (1971) and Shootout at the Fantasy Factory (1973) their popu
1 | Many a Mile to Freedom | The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys |
2 | You Can All Join In | Feelin' Alright: The Very Best Of Traffic |
3 | Glad | Feelin' Alright: The Very Best Of Traffic |
4 | Rainmaker | The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys |
5 | Medicated Goo | Smiling Phases (Disc 1) |
6 | 40,000 Headmen | Smiling Phases (Disc 1) |
7 | Berkshire Poppies | Mr. Fantasy |
8 | Pearly Queen | Traffic |
9 | Utterly Simple | Mr. Fantasy |
10 | No Face, No Name and No Number | Mr. Fantasy |
11 | Pearly Queen | Woodstock '94 (Disc 2) |
12 | Feelin' Alright | Traffic |
13 | Shoot Out At The Fantasy Factory | Smiling Phases (Disc 2) |
14 | Freedom Rider | Feelin' Alright: The Very Best Of Traffic |
15 | Hope I Never Find Me There | Mr. Fantasy |
16 | Withering Tree | Smiling Phases (Disc 1) |
17 | Coloured Rain | Smiling Phases (Disc 1) |
18 | When The Eagle Flies | Smiling Phases (Disc 2) |
19 | Don't Be Sad | Traffic |
20 | Walking In The Wind | Smiling Phases (Disc 2) |